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Thorax — Pronotiim finely wrinkled transversely, with two short brown streaks next 

 the anterior margin in a line with the eyes ; callosities generally brown 

 Scutellum convex, finely wrinkled transversely, the anterior portion concealed 

 by the posterior margin of the pronotum, with a red or red-brown central 

 streak. Elytra flattish-convex, a little longer than the abdomen, finely wrinkled 

 transversely, almost horizontal as far as the cmieus and membrane, which are 

 considerably deflected. Clavus, inner margin very narrowly dark brown. 

 Corium posteriorly with two reddish-brown streaks, one on each side of the 

 first nerve ; the inner one generally of a triangular form, with its base at the 

 posterior margin. Cuneus a little paler than the corium. Memlrane blackish, 

 faintly mdescent. Cell nerves yellowish-white ; the large cell nerve exteriorly, 

 in (J examples, frequently with a dark margin ; cells yellowish. Legs reddish- 

 yellow. TibicB yellow, with short, stout, erect, somewhat spinose black haira. 

 Tarsi, 1st joint yellow, 2nd and 3rd black. Length 1| line. 



Not uncommon at Weybridge, end of June and beginning of July 

 on the flowers of Jasione montana (Doug. & Scott). Dr. Power also 

 took it at the same place on 16th August. The males are much darker 

 than the females, and the patch in the corium of the former, unless the 

 elytra be raised, appears to be almost black, owing to the shining 

 through of the upper-surface of the abdomen. Of the basal joint of 

 the antennae, Fieber says, " brown, base and apex yellow;" but not one 

 of our specimens has this character. Meyer also states, at the end of 

 his description, as follows : — " with the exception of the smooth shining 

 "head and the black callosities on the thorax, deeply punctured;'^ which 

 is a mistake. 



HYDEODEOMICA. 

 Section 1. — Hydbometeina. 



Family 1. — HYDROMETEiDiE. 



Qenus 1. — Htdrometea, Fab. 



Species 1*. — Hydeometea euposcutellata. 



Geeris eufoscutellata, Lat., Gen. iii., 134, 2 (1807) ; Schum.j 

 Beitr., 32, 2, t. 3, fig. 1, 2, t. 4, fig. 1, 2, 14—19 (1832); 

 II. Schf., Norn. Ent. i., 62 (1835) ; £urm., Zool. Hand Atlas, 

 t. 29, fig. 21 (1843). 



Hydeometea lacusteis (majora), Fall, Hem. Suec, 159, 1 (1829). 



„ EUPOSCUTELLATA, H. ScJif., AVauz. ix., 69, t. 300, fig, 



924 (1850) ; Flor, Ehyn. Liv. i.. 736, 3 (1860) ; Fieb., Europ. 

 Hem., 106, 1 (1861). 



